Well, things around here are escalating rather quickly. There are only 6 sleeps until Matt and I wake up, grab our bags and head out to the glorious Brisbane International airport. We’ll board a flying aluminium tube with hundreds of strangers, sit there staring at a tv screen for 8 or so hours and get off feeling craptacular but really, really excited. It’s my first time visiting Hong Kong and China and I’m really looking forward to visiting a brand new country.

All up we are gone for around 4 weeks, starting with 6 nights in Hong Kong and then onto China. I’ve been reading ALL of the internets, stalking Instagram hashtags and scouring blogs looking for the best things to do and see. My whole plan of attack is primarily based around food. I plan to eat as many dumplings as I possibly can within a 7 day period…